(Ignoring all but the opening eight bars of Cole Porter's AABA song form "Just One of Those Things," shift moods from indicative to interrogative. Then ask the musical question -- indeed, ask a whole slough of 'em -- using any or all of a baker's dozen of the alternate A sections arrayed below.)
(A/B) Was it
just one of those things?
Just one of those almond rings?
One "boo-boo”’d blues of baritone Bing's?*
just one of those things?
* Crooner Crosby
(C/D) Was it
just one of those things?
Just one of those static clings?
One of Sinatra’s "ring-a-ding-ding"s?
Just one of those things?
(E/F) Was it
just one of those things?
Just one of Stowe's evenings,*
One of those fibs that frickin' Drumpf flings?
Just some of those things.
* Moonlight in Vermont
(G/H) Was it
just some of those things?
Just one of Joe's* GOP swings?
One of those hankies "Hawkins Falls"** wrings?
Just one of those things.
* The Plumber Guy
** The vintage TV soap opera
(I/J) Was it
just some of those things?
Just one I like -- Gipsy Kings --
one who froze juleps 'n' Singapore Slings:
"Jus' summa doze
t'ings"?
(K/L) Was it
just one of those things?
Just one which Kabibble (Ish) swings?*
One of those lays lauding lemonade springs?**
Just one of those things?
* Ish Kabbible was a cornet player with Kay Kyser's band
** The Big Rock Candy Mountain
(M/N) Was it
just some of those things?
Just one of Mars’s merciless Mings?
One of those neon nights of Beijing's?
Just one of those things?
(O/P) Was it
just one of those things?
Just one of O's (Oprah's) blings?
One of Paterno's pornography rings?
Just one of those things?
(Q/R) Was it
just one of those things?
Just one of those queer-quizzin'
stings?*
One of those riffs -- "It don't mean a thing"s?**
Just one of those things?
* The Stonewall Inn
** Duke Ellington
(S/T) Was it
just one of those things?
Just one of those songs Sting sings?
One of those tangs like Buffalo wings?
Just some of those things?
(U/V) Was it
just one of those things?
Just uno...dos...underlings?
One of those peerless portrayals of Ving's?**
Just one of those things?
** Cf Ving Rhames.
(W/X) Was it
just one of those things?
Just one of those warm'd wax'd
wings?*
One of those Xs censorship brings?
Just one of those things?
* The fatal flight of Icarus.
(Y/Z) Was it
just one of those things?
just one of Ma's (Yoyo's) strings?
One of those songs with "Zing...zizzy...zing..."s?*
Just oneof those things?
* "Italian Street Song" from Naughty
Marietta.
Yes, it was great fun...but was it
just one of those things?
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